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hi all we have a sweet shop in tamworth town centre thats been there for 40 or more years and when you walk in side its like stepping back in time its not change sine the day it was built and they sell every kind of sweet you can remember from you child hood and all sold by the quater in paper...

hi all i used to lived opposit HNR when i was a kid (1970 1981) used to go to foundry rd infants and junior school i know live in tamworth and went passed HNR last week and was surprised to see it has been turned into flats although its nice to see they have kept the origanal building

tamworths not that bad ive been here 28 years and it has its good and bad points like everywhere else one thing i will say if tamworth had been left alone instead of having the heart ripped out of it , it would have mad a lovely historical town all it is now is a mish mash of ugly 1960's...

hi wendy thankyou for the map i shall google earth it so then i can get an idea of where it is then i think its another trip to brum to see if i can find it now i know where it is and its only a short bus ride away many thanx for all your help celia

hi wendy and leslam i found the grave number in burial registar at birmingham central library on the microw films they were all hand writen and not very good qulity due to the fact that they are very old i could only just make out the month that she died hence im sure sure if it 22nd or the...

good thinking bat man ;) or should i say other half lol thanks will google that and see what comes up celia

otherhalf where are you a jungle rain forest lol i know what you mean by falling down a few holes we did it several time today went hunting under holy bushes and all sorts or forna and flora and got covered in mud for good mesure but what made me laugh is when i did find great grandad's grave i...

hi otherhalf yes i think thats what it is detective work its like trying to put a big jigsaw puzzel together we visit these grave not only because thats where our ancesters are buired and we would like to pay our respects but also in the hope that their final resting place holds that bit of...

hi guys yes its me again after spending this morning in birmingham central library i have found what i think to belive to be one of my relatives buried in warstone lane cem now i know where the cem is as i passed it on the bus this afternoon on the way to handsworth cem what i would like to know...

hi all I justed wonted to let everyone know that i have managed to locate my greatfathers grave with the help of my sister and the staff at handsworth cem. After spending an hour wondering up and down the graves in what we thought was the right plot we gave in and asked the staff in the office...

hi all i thought i would would let everyone know that i have had a result concerning the finale resting place of my great grandparents william and clara morrall the lovely people at handsworth cemetary have managed to locate my greatgrandparents grave and they are buried at handsworth cemetary...

hi ann many thanx for your email it really sheds some light on brass founders and fitters it really must have been a dirty job could you tell me if you had been a brass founder could you then mover up the tree to become a brass fitter i ask because my great great grand farther was a brass fitter...

hi cadeau the plot thickens lol so my relatives might have something to do with gas lights i have ooked on the net for brass founders and fitters and it has come up with many explanations many thanx for your reply it all helps celia :Dps liking the petetong and his takeaway lol:D

hi other half thankyou for your email brass founder and brass fitter came up a lot while i was going through the census this morning and i did wonder what they were thought they might have something to do with hinges handels door knockers ect anyway thankyou for pointing me in the right directin...

hi BordesleyExile thankyou for your email yes handsworth cem dose have an email address but didnt think it would be worth emailing then as i thought they wouldnt reply but if you have got a better responce via email i think i might givei t a go as i have rang them a few times and have got no...

hi ann i rang the libary today for information and the lady i was talking to said it would be wise to book at the mo because the micow films are busy at the mo and if i turned up i might have to wait all day or not get in to use them at all and that would be a waisted day so if you are planning...

hi ann thankyou for your reply yep i think its a trip the libary think its the only way im going to find what im looking for did ring the libary today for information was told i would have to book to make sure i could use the mircowfilms so will have to ring them tomorrow tobook a place once...

hi all i wonder if anybody can help me is there anyway i can search burial records without having to make the trip to birmingham centeral libary i am trying to find the final resting place of my great grandfather and mother william and clara morrall i belive they are burried in handsworth cem i...

hello my great grandfather was born in cregoe in 1857 was wondering if anbody had any information on the area about that time many thanx celia

hi wendy thankyou for replying your information is vry helpfull i have both dates of death for both great grandparents and also the address they lived in when they diedwhich was mostyn rd which makes e think it might be handsworth cem anyway i will give handsworth cem a ring tomorrow and see...